The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-02
Marriage Licenses.

''lhere is always something about the
manner of a man who wants marriage
license that can readily tell his business
before he opens his MOUTH said dep
uty clerk of the court to The WING re-
porter one day this week. The official
couldn't describe just what that some
thing was, but it exists all the same. As
many know, the license law passed by
the Last Legislature reduced tie price of
marriage licenses from $50 to one dol
lar, but while 1t reduced the cost of
lie nSe it increased the difficulty of OBJ
taiuing one. The new law, unlike the
Old, provides that the applicant for a
license must be sworn. The applicant
need not necessarily be the person that
desires to be married, but a friend, if
willing to take the responsibility of an
swering the questions under oath, may
do SO. The applicant must give the full
name, residence, color, aye, state the
degree of relationship Of auy), and
whether the parties have been previously
married. 1t is generally acknowledged
TO be very delicate matter to ask a LAZY
her age, but it is evident that the man
with matrimonial intentions must do SO,
or lind out from some other source. 1t
would be rather risky to swear to the
reply that some suspected ancient dam
sells would make 10 such question. The
female sex are not alone in regarding the
right to keep their age a secret. We
know a bachelor who refused to register
for some time after the new registration
law was passed several years ago because
1t required him to answer this obnoxious
question. y glance over the license reg
lister in which are to be found the an,
SWerS to these questions is of considera-
ble interest. The law does not permit
males under u or females under IL years
of age to marry withou. the consent of
parents or guardians. In the last few
months that consent has been given in
but two instances. One was that of a
lad aged 10 years and four months, whose
parents were willing that he should
marry girl OF IS, and the other of
pretty orphan of a few months under 16
whose friends were willing that she wed
a man of 26.
y dearth of news, and the fact that the
compositors are forever howling for copy,
induced us this week to follow The ex-
ample of many of our contemporaries in
other counties and publish a list of the
licenses issued during the month of June.
clerk informs US, has not been good, only
thirteen licenses having been obtained.
Licenses were issued to the following:
Jacob X. Clay and Mary NJ. S. Leivaux,
both of Eikton; Joseph Z. Peoples, of
Ph1la., and Sarah y. Jackson of Cecil
county; VIM. B. Daniels, of Elrlville,
John G. Bennett, of Oakwool, and Annie
+. Boyle, Of Prospect, Hartford county;
John L. Frazier, of Iron Hill, aud Annie
Smith, Cecil county; John G.. Dennis and
Sallie V. Hewitt, both of Perryyille; AL
bert G. Barker, of Wilmington Del and
Clara y. Truss, of Chesapeake City; VIM.
+. McNamcc and lIaddie Winchester,
both of Principle; Frederick Moore, col.
and Charlotte Kennard, COL, both of
Cecilton; Robert II. Hastings, of Town
Point, and Ella Mary Pippin, of Grove
Neck; Charles n. Paxson, of New Cas-
tie, Del, and SAllie \. Gallagher, of
Sylmar, Nd George n. Donahuo and
Gertrude Price, both of FreGchtown;
Daniel w. SINNERS, of Wocdlawn, and
Dora Il Wardell, of Perryvlle.